Cruz feels (with some justification) that when Trump goes away that the Trump voters will become Cruz voters. So he wants Trump to go away as soon as possible.
Cruz mis u nderstands Trumpers. They hate Cruz’s disdain for American workers with his amnesty and 500% increase in H1b work visas and his support for NAFTA like trade deals. A pox on him
Lets assume for a minute that both Trump and Carson either implode or are driven out of the race for whatever reason. Which is very probable. Since it happens to nearly everyone but the actual winner each election.
Where else but Cruz do former Trump or Carson supporters go?
No one who supports Trump or Carson is ever going to switch to any of the RINO’s like Bush.
Cruz is the natural go to guy for both those sets of voters.
“Cruz feels (with some justification) that when Trump goes away that the Trump voters will become Cruz voters. So he wants Trump to go away as soon as possible.”
I agree with your read on Cruz’s perspective, but I don’t see it playing out that way. It will be a major reversal for Trump to drop out. It will be a second major reversal for Cruz to rise to the extent he can gather Trump’s supporters. Then, even if those two long shots occur, I do not see Cruz having the crossover appeal to some typically blue voters that Trump enjoys.